What is a bond?
Companies often need to raise external funds to grow. There are two ways they can do this:
Raise equity by issuing shares
Take on debt by borrowing money
Practically all companies use banks to borrow, but companies can also by-pass the banks and borrow from investors by...
Even though interest rates are low and depositors get paid very little, especially if they pay tax, there are some significant advantages in deposit investments:
Depending on the type of deposit, access to your funds if you need it.
The Commonwealth Government Financial Claims Scheme (FCS), which aims to...